PTERODACTYL SPARKS Matthew Hance Excerpt from the short story He was a Cannibal by Martin Twang followed by comments from his writing group. Pterodactyl Sparks, at three months old, knew. He knew his mother was … [continue]

Science-fiction and fantasy tend toward the epic. In science-fiction, the sheer scale of the visible universe inspires the heroic, and in the fantastic myths tend to reward the heroes who single-handedly (or in the company … [continue]

CARTOGRAPHERS Benjamin Le Gros When the breeding programme began, mankind had only reached the nearest edges of our solar system. We hadn’t yet calculated the algorithms necessary to account for astral drift. We lost forty-three … [continue]

FORBIDDEN Preston Dennett “Jason! You’re late,” Merriweather barked, as he flung my jacket onto a chair and impatiently ushered me to the sitting room. I wondered why he had called me there. Presumably, it was … [continue]

NATURE OR NURTURE? TIME TELLS John Kaniecki “I must condemn your utter contempt for ethics,” Rejeck the research director blasted away in furious contempt. Doctor Ols and Doctor Hines nervously turned to one another. The … [continue]